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to give us updates. what is the latest that you're hearing right now from officials and any connections that you have? >> first off, i'm alex, my brother is josh. i wish he was out here and free. you know, we are calling for the same compassion that sarah received. all three of them are in the exact same predicament. they should have all left together. as sarah said, my brother said to her, i feel one-third free and they all agree. this is not total freedom until they are all home. >> do you feel your campaigning and your subject dangers the future release of your brother? >> all we do is call for compassion. all we do is call for humanitarianism. the u.n. as a symbol of harmony among nations. we're just asking for them to do the right thing. we appreciate his intervention and to gain sarah's release and we are hoping that things will move forward and move forward quickly. >> even saying, alex, we have been hearing many of the family members' parents would like to meet ahmadinejad as he is here to talk a
to give us updates. what is the latest that you're hearing right now from officials and any connections that you have? >> first off, i'm alex, my brother is josh. i wish he was out here and free. you know, we are calling for the same compassion that sarah received. all three of them are in the exact same predicament. they should have all left together. as sarah said, my brother said to her, i feel one-third free and they all agree. this is not total freedom until they are all home....
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keep us posted and let us know. >> will do. >> when we get a final tally on the vote. i want to bring in rachel maddox. as you know, a couple of the waivering republicans said you've got to give us a little more room for amendments here. harry reid said no. this is the result. >> well, there's a couple of things. first of all, it's a historic decision to filibuster the defense reauthorization bill. this is something that has passed 48 times in 48 years. it just passes. this is one of the things that just passes. and that's why actually you've seen over the years lots of amendments, lots of things passed that are attached to this. originally when don't ask, don't tell was instituted, it was passed as an amendment to this bill. in 2007, we saw republican senator orrin hatch attach the dream act to this bill. some of john mccain's campaign finance provisions have been attached to this bill. so republican objections that they are very upset about democratic amendments to this are a little strange, given how many amendments republicans have attached to it. also harry reid's
keep us posted and let us know. >> will do. >> when we get a final tally on the vote. i want to bring in rachel maddox. as you know, a couple of the waivering republicans said you've got to give us a little more room for amendments here. harry reid said no. this is the result. >> well, there's a couple of things. first of all, it's a historic decision to filibuster the defense reauthorization bill. this is something that has passed 48 times in 48 years. it just passes. this is...
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they won't work with us. it drives us really -- i mean, it's infuriating. >> congressman, do your constituents get that? i mean, do you run into any resistance at all from people who are saying, gosh, the republicans have really got the good ideas? do you hear that at all out there? >> all i heard this weekend when i got home to seattle was laughter. they said, did you see what those guys said? then on sunday they got up there with a straight face and said it again. sort of like what groucho mark said, the first thing you do when you go into politics, got to be able to keep a straight safe. they have that down. they can make you believe they have a solution, but there's no evidence anywhere of any solution. >> well, if this tax cut goes through, it would add $4 trillion to the debt of this country. and yet, they offered $16 billion to offset that. how could the democrats not just take that and go to the barn big-time and hammer them on the fact that they're screaming about fiscal responsibility, yet they want
they won't work with us. it drives us really -- i mean, it's infuriating. >> congressman, do your constituents get that? i mean, do you run into any resistance at all from people who are saying, gosh, the republicans have really got the good ideas? do you hear that at all out there? >> all i heard this weekend when i got home to seattle was laughter. they said, did you see what those guys said? then on sunday they got up there with a straight face and said it again. sort of like...
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he's with us tonight. and we have p.j. o'rourke, a good name to have when you're broadcasting from the emerald island. his book is called "don't vote." is he cheering against the democrats? finally let me finish with a need to get in the car and drive. all that's ahead, but first let's check the "hardball" scoreboards. the latest polls in the tight races around the country. we'll start with the connecticut senate race, where dick blumenthal leads linda mcmahon by just three points. joe sestak is now within five points of toomey. in missouri, a poll by has robin carnahan within striking distance of republican roy blunt. but in new hampshire it's republican ayotte with a 14-point lead over democrat hodes. we'll continue to check the hardball scoreboard each night. >>> joining me is josh marshall, founder and editor of "talking points memo" and joan walsh of salon. let me start with you, josh. this new appeal by the president, the vice president, speaking of talking points, they seem to have them. buck up. >> you know, they'r
he's with us tonight. and we have p.j. o'rourke, a good name to have when you're broadcasting from the emerald island. his book is called "don't vote." is he cheering against the democrats? finally let me finish with a need to get in the car and drive. all that's ahead, but first let's check the "hardball" scoreboards. the latest polls in the tight races around the country. we'll start with the connecticut senate race, where dick blumenthal leads linda mcmahon by just three...
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o'donnell will let us. republicans might win the white house in two months, they might even win the white house in two years. but our number one story tonight, it might be the fear of what happens in the next two decades that has fueled republican energy in this election cycle because the future of the republican party, maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon and for the rest of its life is a grim one. two days ago on his radio program, glenn beck suggested otherwise claiming that his fans represent this nation's political future. >> we have 30 million people in our footprint, 30 million people. well, that's 10% of the population. some people say that's only 10%, that's 10% of the population. here's the good news, this 10% is going to be the shelter for the other 90%. this 10% is going to -- out of this 10% will be the leaders of tomorrow. >> so who are these leaders of tomorrow? this alleged 30 million who buy whatever beck is selling? you're looking at them. this is his audience at his washington ra
o'donnell will let us. republicans might win the white house in two months, they might even win the white house in two years. but our number one story tonight, it might be the fear of what happens in the next two decades that has fueled republican energy in this election cycle because the future of the republican party, maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon and for the rest of its life is a grim one. two days ago on his radio program, glenn beck suggested otherwise claiming that his...
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call us at... or visit your local liberty mutual office, where an agent can help you find the policy that's right for you. liberty mutual auto insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? >>> there is no business in america that would be prevented from taking results into account when making personnel decisions. that's exactly unfortunately what happens in our school systems across the country. it's wrong and must stop. in new york city, i promise you it will stop. >> that was new york city mayor, mike bloomberg, of course on monday, announcing the city's new program to try and reform and revamp tenure. joe klein is the chancellor of the new york public schools and is the man behind this. joel, how are you going to make it happen? >> by doing serious ae valuations of the teachers. for far too long the teachers moved through the system year from year, and nobody looked to see if they were doing the job and getting results for kids and moving forward. we will transform teaching into a true professi
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no wonder our enemies think they can defeat us. this has been the equivalent of a cultural oil spill. it's not sea otters and ducks that are washing up on shore, covered with gunk, it is our kids. >> we have to have the courage to tell the truth and we have to have the courage to act on the truth. we are allowing a brutalization and a degradation of children in this country, a destructiveness. >> bureaucrats and politicians in washington think they should decide the what kind of lightbulb we use. what kind of toilets we flush. they'll buy your teenage daughter an abortion, but they won't let her buy a sugary soda in a school's vending machine. a lot of the money that we're spending goes to things that we know will not prevent aids, but indeed will continue to spread the disease, when a lot of our money goes to distribute condoms in high schools, when a lot of our money goes to distribute material that is literally pornographic. >> the culture wars are back. in some cases, they never went away. people got jobs doing other things, ra
no wonder our enemies think they can defeat us. this has been the equivalent of a cultural oil spill. it's not sea otters and ducks that are washing up on shore, covered with gunk, it is our kids. >> we have to have the courage to tell the truth and we have to have the courage to act on the truth. we are allowing a brutalization and a degradation of children in this country, a destructiveness. >> bureaucrats and politicians in washington think they should decide the what kind of...
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in the end at the well cabin, but for us, we have a long road ahead of us. we see oil coming up every day. >> reporter: then there's this. a second massive fish kill in plaquemines parish. >> i've never seen a starfish wash up on the beach. >> reporter: leaving folks here calling for more tests to make sure the oxygen depletion isn't caused by oil or dispersant. while today is a milestone, here it is still but one step. >> what i hope for now is that bp doesn't take off and split, that they stick around long enough for this to actually be cleaned up, which i think is going to take a really long time. >> reporter: in a region still facing a long road ahead. now, bp could face billions of dollars in fines for this spill and could also face the mobility of criminal prosecution. the company has promised to stay here through the cleanup. but alex, what it has not said is that it would rule out the possibility of tapping into that reservoir through another well in the future. >> which would be controversial, to be sure. kristen dahlgren, thanks for that. >>> let's
in the end at the well cabin, but for us, we have a long road ahead of us. we see oil coming up every day. >> reporter: then there's this. a second massive fish kill in plaquemines parish. >> i've never seen a starfish wash up on the beach. >> reporter: leaving folks here calling for more tests to make sure the oxygen depletion isn't caused by oil or dispersant. while today is a milestone, here it is still but one step. >> what i hope for now is that bp doesn't take off...
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stay with us. good night. >>> whatever else voters were doing today in delaware, new hampshire and new york, they were not blowing kisses at barack obama. of all the surprises and primary elections, nothing tops what happened tonight. this, the last major primary night, has produced the most stunning upset of the year. a lot of examples yet of anti-washington and anti-establishment fever that has gripped much of this republican party. in the state of delaware, christine o'donnell, who just a week ago was considered more than an obscure party shocked the republican political establishment by beating mike castle. 100% of the precincts. 53% of the vote. until perhaps a day or two ago, republicans have every reason to assume that castle would win the nomination and cruise to victory. that would have given the gop a pickup of the same recently held by joe biden. all bets are off. in new hampshire and, leading former state attorney general kelly. a race that has been getting closer by the minute with 35%
stay with us. good night. >>> whatever else voters were doing today in delaware, new hampshire and new york, they were not blowing kisses at barack obama. of all the surprises and primary elections, nothing tops what happened tonight. this, the last major primary night, has produced the most stunning upset of the year. a lot of examples yet of anti-washington and anti-establishment fever that has gripped much of this republican party. in the state of delaware, christine o'donnell, who...
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that is what drives us. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers on the c-class. >>> msnbc's lawrence o'donnell joins us next. plus this -- >> we do not go out and see, find out if someone is gay or not. i don't know if they are not. i know they don't go out. they do not. they do not. they do not. you can say they are. it's not true. >> that is the case of mike almy. >> senator john mccain apparently does not understand the faintest thing about the policy he filibustered today. major mike almy, formally of the air force, the man whose case bewildered john mccain today will be joining us live in just a minute.ck and -do the times you tried quitting... ♪ ...then started again. but every smoker was a non-smoker once. and you could be again. for many, smoking is a treatable medical condition. so talk to your doctor about prescription treatment options and support. and make this time, your time. it will with natural instincts. it's clinically proven. 80% of women agreed that natural insti
that is what drives us. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers on the c-class. >>> msnbc's lawrence o'donnell joins us next. plus this -- >> we do not go out and see, find out if someone is gay or not. i don't know if they are not. i know they don't go out. they do not. they do not. they do not. you can say they are. it's not true. >> that is the case of mike almy. >> senator john mccain apparently does not understand the faintest thing about...
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bill gavin, great to have you with us. thank you, sir. >> thanks, thomas, my pleasure. >>> signs that kim jong-il has chosen his youngest son to be his successor. what do we know about him? a live report from south korea coming up. >>> was sarah palin booed on "dancing with the stars"? 3q (ve) i love working with animals, but my allergies put me in a fog. so now, i'm claritin clear! claritin works great on all my allergies like dust, mold, pollen, or pets without making me drowsy, cause i want to be alert around this big guy. live claritin clear. indoors and out. >>> following two breaking news stories this morning. the first one at the university of texases at austin where the campus is on lockdown. we understand a gunman came into the library there and opened fire and then fatally shot himself, however, campus police are searching for a potential second suspect. right now i understand we have someone on the phone. cindy posy a student at the university -- cindy, excuse us here. explain to us what happened there this morn
bill gavin, great to have you with us. thank you, sir. >> thanks, thomas, my pleasure. >>> signs that kim jong-il has chosen his youngest son to be his successor. what do we know about him? a live report from south korea coming up. >>> was sarah palin booed on "dancing with the stars"? 3q (ve) i love working with animals, but my allergies put me in a fog. so now, i'm claritin clear! claritin works great on all my allergies like dust, mold, pollen, or pets...
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the great depression, saved us from the policies that led us off the cliff the republicans brought and created over 3 million jobs. they want to give $700 billion to millionaires and billionaires. this is not a single mom and pop small business person. the people they want to give tax cuts to are people like glenn beck and sarah palin. so this is a great contrast and we need to drive it home. first of all, less about the politics than the country can afford this. this is the same policies that took the country to the brink of a great depression and these guys want the keys back. so we've got to make this clear to every voter that this is the distinction. as robert reich said, the economy -- no one is satisfied where we are today but we are heading in the right direction. they want to take us back. >> you said, point number two, to point number two, the polls look dire if you look at likely voters. if you look at the registered voters, the polls look tie. how do the democrats in 50 days turn their supporters from registered voters into likely voters? >> well, first of all, we have to wo
the great depression, saved us from the policies that led us off the cliff the republicans brought and created over 3 million jobs. they want to give $700 billion to millionaires and billionaires. this is not a single mom and pop small business person. the people they want to give tax cuts to are people like glenn beck and sarah palin. so this is a great contrast and we need to drive it home. first of all, less about the politics than the country can afford this. this is the same policies that...
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call us at... or visit your local liberty mutual office, where an agent can help you find the policy that's right for you. liberty mutual auto insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? >>> all right, an update now on the breaking news we're following out of baltimore. johns hopkins says it's restricting access to the main hospital bill this morning because of that shooting that happened. a doctor in critical condition. the gunman now reportedly in police custody following the latest details as we get them in. >>> another emotional day in court in a connecticut courtroom and surveillance video shows jennifer hawke-petit at a local bank taking out $15,000. prosecutors say her family was being held hostage. petit, along with her two daughters were later tortured and killed. yesterday, jurors heard 911 tapes in the deadly home invasion trial, and listen to what the bank manager told operators in a 911 call. >> we have a lady who is in our bank right now. who says that her husband and children are
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let us hope that if nothing else, we can use yesterday's results as something instructive for us to turn that toward the six says there currently have a stranglehold on our country. i think we can. i'm dylan ratigan. and "hardball" is up right now. >>> drums along the delaware. let's play "hardball." good evening, i'm chris matthews in washington. leading off tonight, castle's falling. who's safe? what politician does not live in fear right now after what happened last night? if the most unbeatable of institutions, a beloved politician like michael castle can fall, who knows for sure he or she will be standing come this november 2nd election night. yes, the first walls to fall have been the republicans, they were the first line of defense of the way things r watch what happened to them. now come the democrats, crowded in the last. will they do better than the republican palace guard of specter, bennet, murkowski and all the pail lars of the grand old party establishment, the country clubber, the moderates, the rhinos, and most hated of all, washington office holders? bill clinton said ye
let us hope that if nothing else, we can use yesterday's results as something instructive for us to turn that toward the six says there currently have a stranglehold on our country. i think we can. i'm dylan ratigan. and "hardball" is up right now. >>> drums along the delaware. let's play "hardball." good evening, i'm chris matthews in washington. leading off tonight, castle's falling. who's safe? what politician does not live in fear right now after what happened...
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call us at... or visit your local liberty mutual office, where an agent can help you find the policy that's right for you. liberty mutual auto insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? >> are george mitchell is in israel trying to avoid a total collapse of peace talks. they are threatening to abandon those talks. we have israel's ambassador from washington, d.c. it expired midnight sunday and israel refused to extend the u.s. state department said the secretary of state is disappointed and spoke to prime minister netanyahu yesterday. are there terms under which he would extend that while the talks continue? >> good afternoon, andrea. prime minister netanyahu gave his word to the people of israel and to the palestinians and the united states that the moratorium would be 10 months in length. it was a one-time unprecedented offer, the word unprecedented was used by secretary of state clinton to describe it. no other prime minister had done that. a-time effort to get them to the negotiating table.
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it brought us rules against child labor. also brought us, you know, weekends which many americans find handy to this day. but, remember, democrats don't want to risk a national campaign in these elections by saying republ republicans are looking after rich people and not the middle class. remember, democrats think this year that that message might not stick. >> i made my money the old-fashioned way. i inherited it. n ] when i went n medicare, i did the numbers. that was the moment of truth. medicare by itself doesn't cover everything. i don't want to spend my life worrying about what would happen if one of us got sick. [ male announcer ] now more than ever, you may be wondering: do i have the right medicare coverage? talk to the health plan experts at securehorizons to get the answers you need. [ woman ] life's too short to worry about health care. i hate to worry. [ male announcer ] in these changing times, the name on your medicare health plan may be more important than ever. choose a company you can depend on. call now. >
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this money that you are getting from the federal government, explain to us how you are going to use it, how much of it is going to go directly to schools and what is it used for that parents will see pretty quickly? >> good. we are going to use it for really three main areas. first of all, professional development and mace basically all of that money into schools and fix failing schools and third of all to work on the stem discipline. science, technology, engineering math. but i hope that most of the money ends up really in the classroom. it is not something to be wasted on administrative efforts. >> governor, let me ask you. one thing that people have been talking about is teachers' unions. i wonder, just to put it to you bluntly, are teachers' unions an obstacle? >> in delaware they were a partner. i don't think we would have got here without them. part of the advantage is this application we put together not just done for race to the top. it was part of a package started many, many months before race to the top came to the fore. we had teachers at the table, including leadership of
this money that you are getting from the federal government, explain to us how you are going to use it, how much of it is going to go directly to schools and what is it used for that parents will see pretty quickly? >> good. we are going to use it for really three main areas. first of all, professional development and mace basically all of that money into schools and fix failing schools and third of all to work on the stem discipline. science, technology, engineering math. but i hope that...
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, people say things to us, do things to us, and we don't process it and we don't get help. so we're traumatized. and hurting people hurt people. so the notion that any young person would be violated in that way. not saying that he did, because he's denying it at this point in time. but i think that that's an important issue to address. >> that i think is very important. but he did not do so. do you think that by doing so perhaps his lawyers are saying to him don't go anywhere near this? which he did not in that news conference. you're right. he talked about the things which he's accomplished in the big community scale. >> yes. >> but he didn't address this. >> right. and that to me is a little disturbing because we know, for instance, 1 in 6 boys are molested. and so it's a harder conversation. not less than when girls are molested, but it's a harder conversation for a male child to talk about being violated. so that's what i would like to hear. because of my work with youth, mentoring young people through the stay strong foundation, i care about how they're doing. i think
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his parents join us now. first of all, thank you so much for being with us. of course, the thanks and sympathies of a grateful nation. but i'm wondering about that moment when you found out that your son was going to receive this nation's highest military honor. >> when we got the phone call from president obama it was a surprise in a way. we didn't realize he would be the one calling us. we just thought it was someone from the department of defense calling us about some minor bit of information. >> who picked up the phone? maureen, was it you or your husband? >> we both did because we were told ahead of time that the department of defense was going to be calling us. >> it turns out to be the president of the united states. >> yes. there was a voice that said, this is the white house and the president would like to speak to you. >> i grabbed the other phone right away. >> i could imagine that you did. >> can you tell us a little bit about that conversation? >> it was very brief. he said that he had to decided to award our son the medal of honor. >> it was a v
his parents join us now. first of all, thank you so much for being with us. of course, the thanks and sympathies of a grateful nation. but i'm wondering about that moment when you found out that your son was going to receive this nation's highest military honor. >> when we got the phone call from president obama it was a surprise in a way. we didn't realize he would be the one calling us. we just thought it was someone from the department of defense calling us about some minor bit of...
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i think had a couple of republicans voted with us, had it been palatable for them to vote with us, they certainly would have been on board. keep in mind we had the votes lined up. we had them lined up. we had commitments implicit or explicit -- >> but you're seven short. we say short because harry reid would have flipped the other way. >> harry reid was more procedural. we firmly believe susan collins would have voted with us, dick lugar, we believe george voinovich and lincoln and pryor would have voted with us as well. the important thing to keep in mind about the study like you were talking about it was never intended to inform the legislative process. it was always meant to be and sold to us as a wholly internal study for the dod to identify issues. >> let me go to the politics question again. josh, what i don't understand is the american people overwhelmingly support open service. is the one thing in our life that is really changed in terms of social issues. it's not like abortion issues that have taken time to change or go back and forth. this one has been a pendulum swinging dire
i think had a couple of republicans voted with us, had it been palatable for them to vote with us, they certainly would have been on board. keep in mind we had the votes lined up. we had them lined up. we had commitments implicit or explicit -- >> but you're seven short. we say short because harry reid would have flipped the other way. >> harry reid was more procedural. we firmly believe susan collins would have voted with us, dick lugar, we believe george voinovich and lincoln and...
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what can you tell us? >> well, this is another tactical victory for the people who are claiming that the obama health care plan violates the constitution by requiring all americans to buy health care, and if they don't do so to pay a tax penalty. so this is one of the big sets of cases. this was 20 states, as you noted. the obama administration was hoping the courts would throw them out and find out the states filing them have no legal standing to do so. this judge thinks the case can go forward. this follows a similar ruling. he says he'll not rule on this until october 14th. just a month ago a judge in virginia declined to throw out a lawsuit filed by that state, making similar claims that the obama health care plan requirement is unconstitutional. the judge wasn't clear about which parts. it's more than he wuntd clear. he just declined to say which parts of the case he would throw out. this case in florida makes two claims. the constitutional claim, and then they also say that the state should not have
what can you tell us? >> well, this is another tactical victory for the people who are claiming that the obama health care plan violates the constitution by requiring all americans to buy health care, and if they don't do so to pay a tax penalty. so this is one of the big sets of cases. this was 20 states, as you noted. the obama administration was hoping the courts would throw them out and find out the states filing them have no legal standing to do so. this judge thinks the case can go...
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chris coons joins us live in one or two minutes when we return. we are going to have the guy on that has to face the full fire of the tea partiers. you are watching "hardball," only on msnbc. i'm coming to take over the world, of lick racing, starting with you, dsrl. stufy, make the call. ♪ [ dialing ] ♪ and word is people really love got our claims service.ffice gecko: 'specially the auto repair xpress. repairs are fast and they're guaranteed for as long as you own your car. boss: hey, that's great! is this your phone? gecko: yeah, 'course. boss: but...where do you put...i mean how do you...carry... waitress: here you go. boss: thanks! gecko: no, no i got it, sir. anncr: geico. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance. >>> this is unpleasant. meg whitman running for governor of california has broken the all-time campaign spending record in her quest to become governor of california. whitman's campaign reported another $15 million contribution, bringing her personal donation up to $119 million. and that surpasses the previous rec
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personal use. particularly in 2009, she had march and april rent payments that were made out, checks made out to a guy named brent basher, her landlord and those, we have learned, were rent payments and she called them expense reimbursements. that is just one example of the many, many expenses ms. o'donnell claimed to be campaign expenses but were really just expenses of her lifestyle, that she had no other income so she was treating her campaign account like it was her personal piggy bank. >> and this happened in 2009? >> 2009 and 2010. >> okay. >> ms. o'donnell had really no oversight. there was no campaign treasurer, as the law requires, for over a year and a half. so she had a wachovia bank card that wind out when other people would use their debit card. >> who do you have sworn statements from that will back up this allegation? we have a sworn statement from david keegan, a former campaign staffer for ms. o'donnell back in 2008. and in addition, there was another person, a campaign man, who ma
personal use. particularly in 2009, she had march and april rent payments that were made out, checks made out to a guy named brent basher, her landlord and those, we have learned, were rent payments and she called them expense reimbursements. that is just one example of the many, many expenses ms. o'donnell claimed to be campaign expenses but were really just expenses of her lifestyle, that she had no other income so she was treating her campaign account like it was her personal piggy bank....
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. >> she canceled on us yesterday. she said she had scheduling don conflicts and couldn't be here. >> and then there is the $1 million moment. >> i dabbled into witchcraft. i never joined a coven. >> she turned him into a newt! and there's hong kong animated news about her, and yes, that is her talking the kid out of choking a chicken. and mice brain video has been found. >> mice with fully functioning human brains. >> so after her, what's next for the tea party? repealing laws protecting gays and ending separation of church and state, what else? >>> the bush recession, it ended june 2009, say economists. not really much comfort at this president's economic town hall today. >> i need you to the help us understand how you can regain the political center, because you're losing the war of sound bites. you're losing the media cycles. >>> it's lady gaga versus mr. magoo over don't ask, don't tell. >> i'm calling to ask the senator to vote with senators harry reid and carl levin to repeal don't ask, don't tell and oppose joh
. >> she canceled on us yesterday. she said she had scheduling don conflicts and couldn't be here. >> and then there is the $1 million moment. >> i dabbled into witchcraft. i never joined a coven. >> she turned him into a newt! and there's hong kong animated news about her, and yes, that is her talking the kid out of choking a chicken. and mice brain video has been found. >> mice with fully functioning human brains. >> so after her, what's next for the tea...
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the threat of terror remains with us. it's al qaeda, it's al qaeda inspired but the sources of terrorism have diversified. the tactics have diversified and the targets are diversified. we have to do a lot more in new and improved ways, more work with state and local law enforcement, more work with our own citizens, if they see something to say something. that's the way we make sure we protect the security of americans. >> of course we're also talking today about bob woodward's new book "obama's wars" hot off the presses not yet released but you've seen in the "new york times" "the washington post" a couple of the things in the book relate to your turf. in the book, president obama calls a nuclear attack a "potential game-changer" quoted in an interview "when i go down the list of things i have to worry about all the time that is at the top because that's one where you can't afford any mistakes." this was said, of course, after a drill in may involving a scenario of crude nukes in indianapolis and los angeles, nuclear mate
the threat of terror remains with us. it's al qaeda, it's al qaeda inspired but the sources of terrorism have diversified. the tactics have diversified and the targets are diversified. we have to do a lot more in new and improved ways, more work with state and local law enforcement, more work with our own citizens, if they see something to say something. that's the way we make sure we protect the security of americans. >> of course we're also talking today about bob woodward's new book...
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want to set it up for us? >> she is going to appear at a rally at a university in maine, and it's about don't ask, don't tell, the policy that would restrict gays from openly serving in the military. there is a bill expected to move legislature forward that would repeal that law. it is being led by john mccain, the republican senator of arizona, so why maine? maine has two republican senators that are often a target of democrats to try to move them on votes that could be critical. so lady gaga says she will appear in maine as a way to encourage olympia snow and susan collins to vote with democrats to break the filibuster. >> i guess she gave up on mccain in arizona as a lost cause ask decided to focus on maine. appreciate that. >>> paris hilton gets off with a plea deal from her drug possession case last month in las vegas. hilton will serve a year of unsupervised probation and complete a drug abuse program. >>> and in case you missed it in the weekend coverage, lindsay lohan's fate is far less certain. she ad
want to set it up for us? >> she is going to appear at a rally at a university in maine, and it's about don't ask, don't tell, the policy that would restrict gays from openly serving in the military. there is a bill expected to move legislature forward that would repeal that law. it is being led by john mccain, the republican senator of arizona, so why maine? maine has two republican senators that are often a target of democrats to try to move them on votes that could be critical. so lady...
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they used those to throw me out. that's just one example among hundreds of others of how this policy has been abused and violated to serve the purposes of the military. it's not there to protect gays and lesbians. it is there to throw them out. this is one more example of it. how senator mccain and our leaders in congress are out of touch with this policy and using partisan interest above national security. this must stop. >> major mike almy, discharged from the united states air force after the military searched his private e-mails while he was serving during the height of insurgency in iraq in 2005, mike, thank you for your activism, your service, thank you for joining us tonight on short notice to respond to senator mccain tonight. >> thanks for having me, rachel. >> we'll see you again tomorrow. we're proud of our excellent blog at mad owblog. and our free podcast is available at i tp tunes. thanks for tuning in with us again tonight. we knew this would be a big show with the don't ask, don't tell vote today. we'
they used those to throw me out. that's just one example among hundreds of others of how this policy has been abused and violated to serve the purposes of the military. it's not there to protect gays and lesbians. it is there to throw them out. this is one more example of it. how senator mccain and our leaders in congress are out of touch with this policy and using partisan interest above national security. this must stop. >> major mike almy, discharged from the united states air force...
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[ female announcer ] just about anywhere you use sugar you can use splenda® no calorie sweetener. [ male announcer ] savory. fluffy. yummy. sweet! [ female announcer ] splenda®. america's favorite no calorie sweetener. >>> next on msnbc sunday, the worst fears for a missing group of suspected cult members including eight children. big storm little bermuda. is igor still on course to collide with that island? >>> heading home. a bitter sweet return today for the american released from iran. >>> plus, a republican conservative has given sarah palin the snub. good morning, everyone. i'm alex witt. welcome to msnbc sunday where it's just past 9:00 a.m. here on the east coast. 6:00 a.m. out west. right now we have breaking news. a spokeswoman for sarah shourd the american woman who spent 13 months behind bars in iran says the 32-year-old is now back in the united states. let's go live to nbc's ron allen who is in new york outside a hotel where she is scheduled to have a news conference today. ron, good morning. what is the latest you're hearing? >> well, we're not sure exactly where she land
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also standing by to join us with what he said. the argue for voting on this, for today's vote in the senate, tax breaks on small businesses. senate democrats got two republicans to break their party's filibuster, to give small businesses $12 billion in tax breaks and create a $30 billion fund that will leverage as much as $300 billion in small business lending, which means senate democrats can argue republicans tried to block small business tax cuts in the middle of a recession. the argument against voting on the middle class tax cuts now. some democratic strategists are telling members of congress that even saying the word taxes helps republicans. that's it. but some republicans seem to understand the prospect of them blocking tax cuts for 98% of the country on behalf of the richest 2% a month before election day. i understand how that might not be a good thing. john boehner sunday said he would vote for the obama middle class tax cut it is those were the only tax cuts he could get. his counterpart in the senate tried to claim mo
also standing by to join us with what he said. the argue for voting on this, for today's vote in the senate, tax breaks on small businesses. senate democrats got two republicans to break their party's filibuster, to give small businesses $12 billion in tax breaks and create a $30 billion fund that will leverage as much as $300 billion in small business lending, which means senate democrats can argue republicans tried to block small business tax cuts in the middle of a recession. the argument...
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kelly o'donnell is in washington and joins us me to talk about that. maybe this is interesting to point out. it was 1999. she was on the show with bill maher where outlandish things are picked up, and they're looking for ratings, is this going to stick to her campaign? >> we'll see. what she's trying to do is again use humor to dismiss it, to say this is about -- she was talking about something back in her high school days. she was a part of a comedy show, she was a frequent guests on many kinds of television and comedy and news shows as a part of her job advocating for socially conservative issues. now flash forward to 2010. she's saying this is about delaware and the voters there and she's going to focus on issues. so part of her argument is that she says she never intended to be a politician, which is very appealing in the tea party movement because she would have never said all the things getting so much scrutiny now had she had the senate in her plan. tonight she'll appear at a forum with other candidates. her democratic opponent will not be there
kelly o'donnell is in washington and joins us me to talk about that. maybe this is interesting to point out. it was 1999. she was on the show with bill maher where outlandish things are picked up, and they're looking for ratings, is this going to stick to her campaign? >> we'll see. what she's trying to do is again use humor to dismiss it, to say this is about -- she was talking about something back in her high school days. she was a part of a comedy show, she was a frequent guests on...
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call us at... or visit your local liberty mutual office, where an agent can help you find the policy that's right for you. liberty mutual auto insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? >>> we are watching not one, not two, but three storms. what a busy seizeten has been outside the continental u.s. bill karins has your morning weather. good morning, bill. >> first things first a dangerous situation developing for our friends in mexico. they'll likely deal with a category 2, possibly category 3 hurricane making landfall tomorrow afternoon. they're finding it much stronger than expected and looks like it's rapidly intensifying. not what you want to hear. tampico looks okay. poza rica is pretty much inland, so it's coastal areas near there that will get hit the hardest on friday night. to deal with igor, huge, monster storm. this storm is moving at the speed of a turtle, by the way. take another four days to get to bermuda and hopefully weaken sunday night down to a category 2, but still a blow t
call us at... or visit your local liberty mutual office, where an agent can help you find the policy that's right for you. liberty mutual auto insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? >>> we are watching not one, not two, but three storms. what a busy seizeten has been outside the continental u.s. bill karins has your morning weather. good morning, bill. >> first things first a dangerous situation developing for our friends in mexico. they'll likely deal with a category 2,...
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they come to us for help. at ge capital, we've been financing taylor guitars for over eight years, helping them build a strong dealer network. bringing music to people... i like that. ♪ ♪ [ bob ] i didn't know you could play. i didn't either. ♪ >>> we're in this to win. [ cheers and applause ] and we're in this to win big. and win big we did. don't ever underestimate the power of "we the people." >>> welcome back to "hardball." christine o'donnell, just saw her there, later signaled out an endorsement that turned out a big game-changer for her. let's listen. >> so again, you betcha. there's another woman i got to thank. you betcha. thank you, governor palin, for your endorsement, because she got behind -- she got behind us war-weary folks and gave us a boost of encouragement when we needed it. and she was a vote against the politics of personal destruction. >> well, how could the voter anger we have seen in these primaries affect the 2012 republican race? david corns, washington bureau chief for mother j
they come to us for help. at ge capital, we've been financing taylor guitars for over eight years, helping them build a strong dealer network. bringing music to people... i like that. ♪ ♪ [ bob ] i didn't know you could play. i didn't either. ♪ >>> we're in this to win. [ cheers and applause ] and we're in this to win big. and win big we did. don't ever underestimate the power of "we the people." >>> welcome back to "hardball." christine o'donnell,...
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disaster is upon us. and if you watch me, i will reveal the truth to you and you will be one of the few people who understand, you know, what the sinister levers of power are and the deep conspiracy behind everything that's going on. as long as you don't step back and realize that what he is saying is completely insane, it's actually a very compelling message and a lot of people are drawn to it. >> yeah, but that's the follow me to freedom thing, my pal charlie steiner did that in the espn commercial and we all laughed and everybody slapped ten, 12 years later. this is not done humorously obviously and also in this context in many senses it would seem beck is sort of the quint essence of fox news. he likes to tell stories, doesn't get bogged down with actual facts and can sell, promote like nobody's business. what would the problem be between him and fox? >> when it gets to a certain level of extremism it can become dangerous for them. when he lost all of those advertisers when he came out and said that b
disaster is upon us. and if you watch me, i will reveal the truth to you and you will be one of the few people who understand, you know, what the sinister levers of power are and the deep conspiracy behind everything that's going on. as long as you don't step back and realize that what he is saying is completely insane, it's actually a very compelling message and a lot of people are drawn to it. >> yeah, but that's the follow me to freedom thing, my pal charlie steiner did that in the...
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thanks for being with us. join us again tomorrow night from dublin for my interview with president bill clinton. "countdown" with keith olbermann starts right now. >>> which of these stories will you be talking about tomorrow? the day of major spills in the tea party? alaska senate candidate five months late filing personal finance disclosure faces $50,000 fine. florida senate candidate supporting english only with a commercial in spanish. delaware senate candidate lies about her education jump from one to three. and she hears voices. >> we marched on because we knew good was not releasing us to quit. >> but some of it is hardly that silly. church pedophelia victims today ask of ron johnson republican senate candidate in wisconsin, get the diocese to release the names of the priests involved. because when he was still on a diocese board, he testified on the bill to toughen laws against pedophelia, testified against it, because the new laws would be too tough on business. >> i think it is extremely important to
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they come to us for help. at ge capital, we've been financing taylor guitars for over eight years, helping them build a strong dealer network. bringing music to people... i like that. ♪ ♪ [ bob ] i didn't know you could play. i didn't either. ♪ >>> the president and first lady will don their black tie duds for the annual black caucus gap j gallup. one in three is lives in poverty in this country. hosting a forum on the state of the african-american child today. congresswoman good to see you. thanks for joining us. >> thanks for having me nora. it's a pleasure to be with you. >> this is a gig gala the president is attending for the congressional black caucus. we'll talk about that in a moment. first i want to talk about the alarming statisticses that tovty now affects one in seven families an among african-american children, 35.7%. congresswoman, that's a very troubling statistic. isn't it? >> well, the house is on fire. it's more than a troubling statistic. even beyond that number of 75% of our children
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joining us now, ezra, msnbc contributor. thank you for joining us again. >> how are you? >> same as i was before except more blown away. this is not the big narrative. the big narrative is about what is going on on the right. has the much smaller that's true of what people are paying attention. to is this a sign of enthusiasm or at least organization among the democratic base? >> certainly a sign of organization. you know, and it what we are seeing, there is this. people don't like d.c. right now. the narrative is supposed to be people don't like democrats. in fact they don't like d.c.'s republicans either. you see the d.c. democrats going down. like swett and you see the republicans going down like in delaware with castle. and the basic message is they don't like what's going on right behind me. >> this is shaping up in new hampshire. this race, this kuster versus swett race in new hampshire. we don't have every precinct reporting but it is shaping up to be a very big spread. and in an election in which there is not a primary next which there is not huge turnout, there a
joining us now, ezra, msnbc contributor. thank you for joining us again. >> how are you? >> same as i was before except more blown away. this is not the big narrative. the big narrative is about what is going on on the right. has the much smaller that's true of what people are paying attention. to is this a sign of enthusiasm or at least organization among the democratic base? >> certainly a sign of organization. you know, and it what we are seeing, there is this. people don't...
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what can you tell us about that? >> well, chuck, this one individual, ahmed siddiqui, a german, who has been held now for some time and who has been talking a lot and has given one stream of threat reporting, talking about a mumbai-style of attack. but that's not the only stream of threat reporting that concerns official. there are other potential threats emanating from south africa, particularly targeting france, which is of concern. it's a combination of human intelligence, these interrogations, and other forms of intel that they're gathering. but it paints a very compelling picture of a very serious threat right now. what we don't know is the timeline. how close it is to execution and whether or not all the u.s. activities inside pakistan, particularly the predator attacks, have had an impact on the operational planning. >> yeah, exactly. roger cressey, thanks for your report this morning. appreciate it. >>> it's interesting, american intelligence officials are being very leery of being able to say, we're safe ove
what can you tell us about that? >> well, chuck, this one individual, ahmed siddiqui, a german, who has been held now for some time and who has been talking a lot and has given one stream of threat reporting, talking about a mumbai-style of attack. but that's not the only stream of threat reporting that concerns official. there are other potential threats emanating from south africa, particularly targeting france, which is of concern. it's a combination of human intelligence, these...
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by either us in the media. as the 1994 contract with america, is fact there were so many comparisons to that time period and thought if newt gingrich can do this, then john boehner can do this. the big difference, i want to ask this question of both of you and perry, the organizes force in 1994 was newt gingrich. in 2010, it's the grass roots. i think that's the complaint here, that that's not reflected in this pledge. richard? >> yeah, and it's not reflected because which part of the grass roots force of are they channelling here? clearly, people want to talk about the economy and is that the deficit side, the tax cut side. the one new piece of it is the obama piece. is that going to run into a chain saw on the deficit questions because technically, health care lowers the deficit. i don't know which part of the tea party they want to channel here other than the winning part. the motivation part. you don't want to mess with that. >> perry, what did we learn potentially from this episode, watching this back and
by either us in the media. as the 1994 contract with america, is fact there were so many comparisons to that time period and thought if newt gingrich can do this, then john boehner can do this. the big difference, i want to ask this question of both of you and perry, the organizes force in 1994 was newt gingrich. in 2010, it's the grass roots. i think that's the complaint here, that that's not reflected in this pledge. richard? >> yeah, and it's not reflected because which part of the...
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all joining us for the truth. you are watching "hardball" from dublin where i'm traveling with former president bill clinton. back in a moment. [ woman ] when i went on medicare, i did the numbers. that was the moment of truth. medicare by itself doesn't cover everything. i don't want to spend my life worrying about what would happen if one of us got sick. [ male announcer ] now more than ever, you may be wondering: do i have the right medicare coverage? talk to the health plan experts at securehorizons to get the answers you need. [ woman ] life's too short to worry about health care. i hate to worry. [ male announcer ] in these changing times, the name on your medicare health plan may be more important than ever. choose a company you can depend on. call now. ♪ so delicious... your mouth will be strangely attracted to them. everything pops with pringles cracker stix. >> remember james o'keefe, the conservative active hoist dressed like a pump in an attempt to bring down the group a.c.o.r.n.? he is back in the n
all joining us for the truth. you are watching "hardball" from dublin where i'm traveling with former president bill clinton. back in a moment. [ woman ] when i went on medicare, i did the numbers. that was the moment of truth. medicare by itself doesn't cover everything. i don't want to spend my life worrying about what would happen if one of us got sick. [ male announcer ] now more than ever, you may be wondering: do i have the right medicare coverage? talk to the health plan...
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he joins us to tell us how the president can best help him win the election. >>> lady gaga is trying to get many senators to vote her way. ♪ ♪ every day, it's getting closer ♪ ♪ going faster than a roller coaster ♪ ♪ love like yours will surely come my way ♪ ♪ a-hey, a-hey-hey ♪ every day, it's getting faster ♪ [ male announcer ] at&t and blackberry have teamed up to evolve the smartphone. business, meet fun. fun, business. at&t. rethink possible. we need directions to go to... fun, business. pearblossom highway? it's just outside of lancaster. sure, i can download directions for you now. we got it. thank you very much! check it out. i can like, see everything that's going on with the car. here's the gas level. i can check on the oil. i can unlock it from anywhere. i've received a signal there was a crash. some guy just cut me off. i'll get an ambulance to you right away. safely connecting you in ways you never thought possible. onstar. live on. - that's right, cso we've got a list of things you can do to get active. - like jumping jacks. - or how 'bout push-ups?
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us now. thanks for being before us. >> glad to be with you. >> i was watching the individual kwloe. it's amazing to see what they're able to test there and the concern about counterfeit drugs. >> the problem of counterfeit drugs in general, particularly counterfeit prescription drugs is a real threat to the united states drug supply. in some parts of africa, as many as 70% of the prescription drugs are fake. 70%. now, many of these are made in china, shipped through india. but the question for us here in the united states, as a worldwide problem is immense. a lot of criminal gangs are involved. they're trying to penetrate the u.s. market. this is a booming criminal business of turning out these fake prescription drugs to say nothing of nonprescription drugs. >> a good point. fake prescription drugs into the united states, you say they've had some success. what kind of success have they had? >> we have a strong food & drug administration, a strong customs operation. but there have been cases p
us now. thanks for being before us. >> glad to be with you. >> i was watching the individual kwloe. it's amazing to see what they're able to test there and the concern about counterfeit drugs. >> the problem of counterfeit drugs in general, particularly counterfeit prescription drugs is a real threat to the united states drug supply. in some parts of africa, as many as 70% of the prescription drugs are fake. 70%. now, many of these are made in china, shipped through india. but...
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pass-through business types commonly used by small businesses." they call them pass-through companies because they file no taxes, passing through profits to the owners who report them on their individual tax returns instead. in short, they are considered small, not because they have a small payroll, but because they have a small number of owners. it's not the income that's small, it's not the number of employees that's small, it's just the total number of owners that's small. in the case of "s" corps, up to 100 owners. >> my colleagues and i -- >> when politicians talk about small businesses, they are including any company that pays taxes as a pass-through. house democrats last week identified three limited partnerships that file as pass-throughs. a pipeline company called enterprise, the wall street firm, kohlberg, kravitz, and roberts, and the accounting firm pricewaterhousecoopers. the koch brothers own website lists partnership after partnership after partnership that make up a small business empire of 70,000 employees. according to the "washi
pass-through business types commonly used by small businesses." they call them pass-through companies because they file no taxes, passing through profits to the owners who report them on their individual tax returns instead. in short, they are considered small, not because they have a small payroll, but because they have a small number of owners. it's not the income that's small, it's not the number of employees that's small, it's just the total number of owners that's small. in the case...
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almost one in four of us do not wash our hands after using the public restrooms. the study determined that both numbers are up since the last study conducted in 2007. that's the silver lining, i guess. i washed my hands. >>> senate democrats believe they have the votes to pass a bill to help small businesses. george voinovich promised he will join with democrats to get this all done. now, it could be a huge victory at a time the democrats are looking for accomplishments here to talk about on the campaign trail as we hit the mid-term elections. will larry is the ceo of target labs and he met with president obama yesterday. and what you did is you were actually in a backyard and you had an opportunity to meet the president, talk face-to-face, you own a small business in the i.t. area, i guess just under 100 people. and the real question i want to ask you, as a small business owner here, what do you need for your business right now? >> well, actually, we do need additional breach capital to extend our business right now. this is what we need. and we tried to apply wi
almost one in four of us do not wash our hands after using the public restrooms. the study determined that both numbers are up since the last study conducted in 2007. that's the silver lining, i guess. i washed my hands. >>> senate democrats believe they have the votes to pass a bill to help small businesses. george voinovich promised he will join with democrats to get this all done. now, it could be a huge victory at a time the democrats are looking for accomplishments here to talk...
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. >> they call us whacky. they call us wing nuts. we call us we the people. >> christine o'donnell works her magic with value voters. >>> plus, democrats are waving a nationality party campaign but the white house says it's not happening. >>> and the case against men. the evidence that women are better at just about everything. can this really be true? good morning. it's monday, september 20th, 2010. >> i'm chuck. let's get to the rundown before we go to mars and venus. the president working to break through on the economy. it's an hour-long live televised town hall on our sister network, cnbc, and he talks to 200 people from college students to small business owners and retirees. >> the president then hits the campaign trail later on. he's going to head to philadelphia to support joe sestak in favor of arlen specter who was defeated. we're getting real push back from the white house on a story in the new york times that the democrats are bushing an -- >> well, look, the times did get into something. there is a disagreement inside th
. >> they call us whacky. they call us wing nuts. we call us we the people. >> christine o'donnell works her magic with value voters. >>> plus, democrats are waving a nationality party campaign but the white house says it's not happening. >>> and the case against men. the evidence that women are better at just about everything. can this really be true? good morning. it's monday, september 20th, 2010. >> i'm chuck. let's get to the rundown before we go to mars...
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guys, thank you for joining us. doesn't the white house actually want the vote at the moment so they can tout it as a win going into midterms? >> i think they want this vote and there are members of the senate and house who wanted this vote. ultimately leadership decided it didn't make sense for them which is a shame because most americans can agree that at a time of incredible deficits now is not the time to be giving an additional tax break to the richest americans. so, while i don't think this was the most politically savvy move for democrats, i think this would have been a good thing for them going into midterms to force a vote on this. i do think there is a silver lining which is when we come back from midterms, i think you're more likely to get some republican support for this. >> john, who would stand to gain by delaying this, by putting this off? >> it's a very good question, richard. i think if you look at the democrats, you could charge them with legislative malpractice. they didn't do a budget at the begi
guys, thank you for joining us. doesn't the white house actually want the vote at the moment so they can tout it as a win going into midterms? >> i think they want this vote and there are members of the senate and house who wanted this vote. ultimately leadership decided it didn't make sense for them which is a shame because most americans can agree that at a time of incredible deficits now is not the time to be giving an additional tax break to the richest americans. so, while i don't...
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that's "hardball" for now thanks for being with us. right now it is time for "the ed show" with ed schultz. >>> good evening, americans and welcome to "the ed show" tonight, from new york. these stories on the table and hit my hot button that is hour. i'm on fire that conservatives have taken their warped hatred of president obama into public schools in this country. parents are shielding kids from watching the president's back-to-school message. can you believe it? what a low point for this country. my commentary on that. plus, reaction from reverend al sharpton and katrina vanden heuvel of the nation. >>> america's mayor ber narrow is showing democrats basically how to get it done. his opponent was too much of a weenie to debate him in michigan, so he took matters into his own hands and crashed the town hall. we got the story for you. >>> and the professor of paranoia, glenn beck, is warning his viewers with a prediction of liberal violence, led by president obama. i will show you some unbelievable tape of the battleground story toni
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it feels like the american dream is not attainable to a lot of us. and what i'm really hoping to hear from you is several concrete steps that you're going to take moving forward that will be able to reignite my generation, reignite the youth who are beset by student loans. >> we thought we were well beyond the hot dogs and beans area of our lives, but quite frankly, it's starting to knock on our door and ring true that that might be where we're headed again. and mr. president, i need you to answer this honestly. is this my new reality? >> is the american dream dead for me? >> let's turn to msnbc political analyst, richard wolffe, and author of "renegade: the making of a president." good evening. how do you run a political campaign in a country that seems to be polarized between, for god's sakes, stop, and for god's sakes, get going? >> that's a good question. and one thing you hear is, not just how tough the recession was, but how hard it can be to run politics after a recession. ask the first president bush, ask president clinton in the first few ye
it feels like the american dream is not attainable to a lot of us. and what i'm really hoping to hear from you is several concrete steps that you're going to take moving forward that will be able to reignite my generation, reignite the youth who are beset by student loans. >> we thought we were well beyond the hot dogs and beans area of our lives, but quite frankly, it's starting to knock on our door and ring true that that might be where we're headed again. and mr. president, i need you...
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all three of us know it. in the end, they won't get the tax cuts that they want because the democrats won't be able to get the 60 votes. i'm not sure you're right, steve, going to throw in the white towel. what is it, the white towel. >> white flag. >> white towel. white flag. thank you, todd and steve. >>> up next, john boehner is hearing about his smoking habit. wait'll you hear this conversation between bob schaefer of "face the nation" and a major political figure about, bob licked the habbist smoking and now he wants this other guy to do it. what is this a crusade from schaefer? if you have high cholesterol, high blood pressure or diabetes, you may also have very high triglycerides -- too much fat in the blood. it's a serious medical condition. lovaza, along with diet, effectively lowers very high triglycerides in adults but has not been shown to prevent heart attacks or strokes. lovaza starts with omega-3 fish oil that's then purified and concentrated. it's the only omega-3 medication that's fda-approve
all three of us know it. in the end, they won't get the tax cuts that they want because the democrats won't be able to get the 60 votes. i'm not sure you're right, steve, going to throw in the white towel. what is it, the white towel. >> white flag. >> white towel. white flag. thank you, todd and steve. >>> up next, john boehner is hearing about his smoking habit. wait'll you hear this conversation between bob schaefer of "face the nation" and a major political...
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that is what drives us. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers on the c-class. to finish what you started today. for the aches and sleeplessness in between, there's new motrin pm. no other medicine, not even advil pm, is more effective for pain and sleeplessness. new motrin pm. >>> two interesting sets of votes today as the republicans successfully filibustered the whole defense bill to stop the military from being allowed to repeal the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. first jim webb. lots of reporting before the vote suggesting that even though he is a democrat, he was going to side with republicans on the filibuster. he did not do so. senator webb put out a statement today indicating his continued hostility to repealing "don't ask, don't tell," but he said the defense bill should not be filibustered. second, the two democratic senators from arkansas, blanche lincoln and mark pryor, neither on the national radar as party-switchers on this vote. but both voted with republicans to fili
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give us time to see -- >> reagan used to say stay the course. he only lost 26 seats by saying stay the course, hang with me. >> in 1982 chris, it was going to be much, much worse. what clinton says that is interesting, he said, obama needs to acknowledge people's anger, including his disappointment -- many people's disappointment in him. not run away from it. run into it. he said he was happy the other day on cnbc when president obama got confronted by that woman who said she's getting tired of defending him. she said obama needs to hear that. >> let me run through this. i want to recap. >> all that is about empathy. all that is about empathy. bill clinton was the empathizer in chief, barack obama, even with the question the other day on cnbc, he gave kind of a long answer about why his policies worked. he's not the glad hander, hugging the women, kissing the babies. that's just not who he is. i don't know if bill clinton's be more empathetic, embrace the anger, the emotion. it's not barack obama and i wonder, it wouldn't look a little inauthent
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thanks for being with us. "countdown with keith olbermann" starts right now. >>> which of these stories will you be talking about tomorrow? the great republican small business scam. small business is a brand name. the shocking truth about which businesses are called small businesses and why. the "chicago tribune," a "small business." bechtel, small business. a "countdown" special report, small in name only. with pulitzer prize-winning journalist david k. johnson and chris hayes. >>> and the story of the route to the truth. via lawsuits and this rare slip of honesty. >> when you start to look at who's going to be taxed, about half of all small business income will be taxed under the president's proposal. >> old man yells at cloud. john mccain loses it when confronted by the fact that the military has investigated gay personnel, despite the supposed protections of don't ask, don't tell. >> i know the military very well. and i know what's being done. and what is being done is that they are not seeking out people
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stay with us. in love with the most personalized most customized piece of furniture you will ever own. ♪ get that one piece right and the rest of the room will just fall into place. it starts with you introducing yourself to the world of ethan allen. see your ethan allen design center today for two beautiful ways to save. we need directions to go to... pearblossom highway? it's just outside of lancaster. sure, i can download directions for you now. we got it. thank you very much! check it out. i can like, see everything that's going on with the car. here's the gas level. i can check on the oil. i can unlock it from anywhere. i've received a signal there was a crash. some guy just cut me off. i'll get an ambulance to you right away. safely connecting you in ways you never thought possible. onstar. live on. >>> in today's true crime, the so-called beauty bandit says she stole thousands of dollars from miami area dollctors. she admitted to running without paying after receiving numerous plastic surg
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thanks for joining us. you must be thrilled with oprah's million dollar donation. >> absolutely, norah. completely. >> what will you use that money for? >> one, to allow us to open a fifth school so we are excited to serve more kids. two, it also allow us to attract and retain how quality teachers. >> craig, i want to give everybody a little bit of information about the learn charter schools network. you have four schools on chicago's south and west sides. you offer preschool to eighth grade and your goal is to have 16 high performing elementary schools by tint between the more than 80% of them meet or exceed state standards and a lot of them are on their way to college and they graduate. how do you do it some. >> a couple of things. one, we do not believe low income means low performance. we believe the opposite. we believe an excessive college education. four pieces of formula. one, longer school days, we have more school days, we start august 2nd. we have fewer kids in the classroom only 25 kids and two
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filibusters should not be used to prevent the senate from debating. debates are important. debates on these issues are important. debate on don't ask, don't tell is important. debates on these other issues is important. a sad day, a sad day when a defense authorization bill is filibustered to the point where you can't even get to debate that bill. it's totally unacceptable that for the first time in history after 42 years we're not going to get to a defense authorization bill because it's filibustered by republicans. >> senator levin also said that the repeal of don't ask, don't tell is not off the table, but he confess head could not discern what the path would be at the moment. the tyranny of the minority echoed by senator jack reed who talked about the dream act that would provide citizenship to immigrants who serve in the military and which the pentagon supports. >> i think it suggests the unwillingness to even debate is that our colleagues don't have very much confidence in their arguments against proposed changes in the policy regarding don't ask, don't tell and again
filibusters should not be used to prevent the senate from debating. debates are important. debates on these issues are important. debate on don't ask, don't tell is important. debates on these other issues is important. a sad day, a sad day when a defense authorization bill is filibustered to the point where you can't even get to debate that bill. it's totally unacceptable that for the first time in history after 42 years we're not going to get to a defense authorization bill because it's...
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first of all, give us the latest. how many votes are out in this senate primary between ayotte and lamontagne? >> i think about 85, 88% of the vote has been counted. probably somewhere between 750 and 1,000 votes separating the two. but the fact is, you have to go town by town. and i think over the course of the day, the secretary of state will tabulate all the votes, certify the votes and we'll have a clear picture of whether or not it's going to be close enough for a recount or whether or not there'll be enough daylight between the two candidates that it can be called today. >> what do you make of the results, not only what's happening in new hampshire, but certainly you're aware of what's happening in delaware, and across the republican party. are you concerned that it's essentially moderates no longer able to win elections, win republican primaries, and what that might mean for the party's long-term prospects. >> well, look, there's definitely an ideological undercurrent across the whole country. people looking fo
first of all, give us the latest. how many votes are out in this senate primary between ayotte and lamontagne? >> i think about 85, 88% of the vote has been counted. probably somewhere between 750 and 1,000 votes separating the two. but the fact is, you have to go town by town. and i think over the course of the day, the secretary of state will tabulate all the votes, certify the votes and we'll have a clear picture of whether or not it's going to be close enough for a recount or whether...
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let the people kick the tires, let him hear us. like you say, outside of the infomercials and the soundbites, people need to hear from the candidates directly, from the heart, from the heard, hear how we are, answer questions from tough journalists, answer questions not just in prearranged soundbites and not just in so-called town hall meetings, you are surrounded by just your friends. >> were you taking in your opinion, a real political risk here or feel you were in solid ground that michigan folks wanted this to happen? >> well, yeah there is some risk, but the reality is, i got to stand up for what i believe is right. i didn't want to disrupt his town hall, but i did go in and ask him to work it out with me. let's put the lawyers aside and the negotiators and the handlers and let's sit down, you know, as two individuals, and get this done. he has agreed to at least talk with me, to to sit down with me and we were able to share some ideas at his forum where most were snyder supporters, but that is okay. accident mind giving my id
let the people kick the tires, let him hear us. like you say, outside of the infomercials and the soundbites, people need to hear from the candidates directly, from the heart, from the heard, hear how we are, answer questions from tough journalists, answer questions not just in prearranged soundbites and not just in so-called town hall meetings, you are surrounded by just your friends. >> were you taking in your opinion, a real political risk here or feel you were in solid ground that...
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that is what drives us. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers on the c-class. >>> lady gaga tries to vince olympia snowe and susan collins to vote for the defense authorization bill that repeals don't ask, don't tell. senator snowe asks for more time. that's next. first, time for tonight's "worst persons" in the world. to whoever doing rudy giuliani's scheduling for him, he'll be appearing day after tomorrow with an upstate new york congressional candidate on castleton in hudson. southeast of albany. the name of the auto place mayor giuliani will be visiting, total tool. i mean, can't you try to make this difficult for me? tea party new york gubernatorial candidate carl, happy paladino. he's trying to ruin his reputation, he sent cuomo another letter challenging him to a debate. it includes that memorable typo. "you want to cut out the black candidate, the woman candidate, and i imagine you don't want the green party candidate their too." i'm assuming he means t-h-e-r-e there and no
that is what drives us. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers on the c-class. >>> lady gaga tries to vince olympia snowe and susan collins to vote for the defense authorization bill that repeals don't ask, don't tell. senator snowe asks for more time. that's next. first, time for tonight's "worst persons" in the world. to whoever doing rudy giuliani's scheduling for him, he'll be appearing day after tomorrow with an upstate new york congressional...
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the small elite don't get us. they call us whacky, wing nuts. we call us, we the people. >> well, you know, jonathan, i have to tell you, i am not unimpressed. your thoughts. >> yeah. she's got a natural stage presence. she makes a very good sell. and she's got a sort of palinesque to sort of frame this election as us versus them. she's definitely got some talent. >> who's the bad guy when she's talking? palin, you know who it is. >> liberal elites, the ivy league types. she is not running in alaska. she's running in a state that except for the southern tier, is mostly a northeastern-style, suburban urban place where voters are center or center left and it's going to be tough for her to win in that state just because of the underlying demographics of delaware, where in a primary, she could pull it off, in a closed primary, she could pull it off. when you've got those wilmington -- >> are you from california somewhere? >> the commonwealth of virginia. >> you don't seem like you're into northeastern ethnic politics. let me bring in someone who mig
the small elite don't get us. they call us whacky, wing nuts. we call us, we the people. >> well, you know, jonathan, i have to tell you, i am not unimpressed. your thoughts. >> yeah. she's got a natural stage presence. she makes a very good sell. and she's got a sort of palinesque to sort of frame this election as us versus them. she's definitely got some talent. >> who's the bad guy when she's talking? palin, you know who it is. >> liberal elites, the ivy league types....
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and that's not going to come from us, quite frankly. and it's probably not going to come from anybody other than, let's say, russia, who has a great deal of influence inside iran because russia, because they've got very strong economic ties. >> how about the united nations? could that serve an influns? because to me, you see ahmadinejad taking the stage there and seeing how the government was behind the 911 attacks. we have diplomats all over the place saying we're not going to listen to this and they leave. >> nobody takes it seriously either. no, no, it's going to take an awful lot of pressure on iran. we are hoping that the moderates are going to revolt. the moderates do not revolt. that's who's in control of it now and if we're going to wait until the moderate people try to take control of iran and for these people to get freed from jail will be waiting a long time. >>> changing faces, changes places. president obama will soon have to find some new advisors, will that mean a change in direction for the president? ♪ ...and trust...
and that's not going to come from us, quite frankly. and it's probably not going to come from anybody other than, let's say, russia, who has a great deal of influence inside iran because russia, because they've got very strong economic ties. >> how about the united nations? could that serve an influns? because to me, you see ahmadinejad taking the stage there and seeing how the government was behind the 911 attacks. we have diplomats all over the place saying we're not going to listen to...
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that is what drives us. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers on the c-class. >>> it will be the year 2040 and they will ask us why didn't democrats force republicans to vote on the bush tax cuts because, dude, the 99 gazillion dollar deficit really sucks. coming up with msnbc's lawrence o'donnell. decadently delicious. 60 calories. it's finally me o'clock. time for jell-o. try new chocolate mint sensation. big oil and their backers are spending millions to scare us. saying it costs too much to break our dependence on oil. what they're really doing is putting our security at risk. my big brother went to iraq to keep us safe. he came home in a flag-draped coffin. america lost another hero. big oil wants to talk about costs? don't let big oil lie to you about what our dependence really costs. >>> we can't have that serious conversation until we lay out the size of the problem. once americans understand how big the problem is, then we can begin to talk about potential solutions. but i
that is what drives us. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers on the c-class. >>> it will be the year 2040 and they will ask us why didn't democrats force republicans to vote on the bush tax cuts because, dude, the 99 gazillion dollar deficit really sucks. coming up with msnbc's lawrence o'donnell. decadently delicious. 60 calories. it's finally me o'clock. time for jell-o. try new chocolate mint sensation. big oil and their backers are spending millions to...
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great to have you with us, liz. thanks so much. >> thanks, ed. >> in our survey i asked you do you think tea partiers care that 43.6 million americans are living in poverty? 5% of you said yes, 95% of you said no the tea partiers don't care. that's "the ed show." i'm ed schultz. "hardball" with chris matthews starts right here from the place from politics on msnbc. we'll see you tomorrow on "the ed show" on msnbc. >>> it's teatime so who is the maddest hatter of them all? let's play "hardball." >> good evening. i'm chris matthews up in new york leading off tonight, boiling hot tea. the fire on the right that consume mike castle and threatens democrats in the fall is now beginning to burn republican bridges. in the last two days mike castle blamed his loss on lies by shawn hannity and rush limbaugh. karl rove dismissed christine o'donnell as a loser. sarah palin and rush went after rove. the tea party has a seat at the republican table. but the knives are out. and make no mistake, if this new band of republicans get
great to have you with us, liz. thanks so much. >> thanks, ed. >> in our survey i asked you do you think tea partiers care that 43.6 million americans are living in poverty? 5% of you said yes, 95% of you said no the tea partiers don't care. that's "the ed show." i'm ed schultz. "hardball" with chris matthews starts right here from the place from politics on msnbc. we'll see you tomorrow on "the ed show" on msnbc. >>> it's teatime so who is the...
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jeff corwin joins us now. not only are they moving in but they're starting to attack humans. >> it's very interesting situation. in some ways, contessa, we can celebrate a few decades ago the grizzly bear was on the brink of extinction. the reality check is that there's only so many places these animals can live. only so many designated wildlife areas like yellowstone national park. and as these animals get pushed out and they come in contact with human beings, it can be a recipe for disaster. let's take a look. >> reporter: when jerry ruth retired from his job as a policeman in maryland, moving to the wyoming frontier was a dream come true. last summer his dream became a nightmare. you were out with your friend from back east, exploring this incredible country looking for elk, but an elk isn't what you found. >> i remember a brown blur and a growl and the next thing was a big fur blanket over my head and the sound of my bones crushing in my face. >> reporter: jerry was attacked by a grizzly bear. >> reporter:
jeff corwin joins us now. not only are they moving in but they're starting to attack humans. >> it's very interesting situation. in some ways, contessa, we can celebrate a few decades ago the grizzly bear was on the brink of extinction. the reality check is that there's only so many places these animals can live. only so many designated wildlife areas like yellowstone national park. and as these animals get pushed out and they come in contact with human beings, it can be a recipe for...
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thank you for joining us tonight. and welcome to the last major night of primaries before this year's midterm elections. it is now 9:00 p.m. on the east coast, which means that polls have officially closed in the seven states across the country, holding elections tonight. plus the district of columbia. we are keeping an eye on all of the results as they come in this hour. perhaps the biggest single race of the night is the race for republican nomination for senate in the great state of delaware. it's the race to fill vice president joe biden's old senate seat. polling leading up to today suggesting a virtual dead heat between nine-term republican congressman mike castle and the tea party-backed challenger christine o'donnell. right now with 67% of precincts reporting, christine o'donnell leads mike castle with 55% of the vote to mike castle's 45%. we will have much more on this race in a moment. polls have just closed in the state of new york, where controversy plagued democratic congressman charlie rangel is trying t
thank you for joining us tonight. and welcome to the last major night of primaries before this year's midterm elections. it is now 9:00 p.m. on the east coast, which means that polls have officially closed in the seven states across the country, holding elections tonight. plus the district of columbia. we are keeping an eye on all of the results as they come in this hour. perhaps the biggest single race of the night is the race for republican nomination for senate in the great state of...
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we seem to be -- some of us, i don't want to include everybody, some of us seem to be looking down our noses at these insurgents and they don't seem to be big fans of the mainstream media. >> and i hate to see the mainstream media doing that because i certainly respect them. they're politics. their tactics have been very successful. the thing about the tea party that strikes me is it's very similar in particularly their fiscal conservative views to the perot movement. and this argument that they're bad for republicans doesn't wash as much with me because as least they're inside the republican party. the perot people were outside the party and much more damaging to republicans. >> craig, just briefly, what about this instant journalistic wisdom when these candidates, christine o'donnell being the latest, well, of course it hurts republicans because they're all going to lose in november, they're too extreme, it's one thing to win 30,000 votes in delaware, another thing to win in state election. we've been wrong all year on these races. could we -- >> sometimes we're wrong when we listen
we seem to be -- some of us, i don't want to include everybody, some of us seem to be looking down our noses at these insurgents and they don't seem to be big fans of the mainstream media. >> and i hate to see the mainstream media doing that because i certainly respect them. they're politics. their tactics have been very successful. the thing about the tea party that strikes me is it's very similar in particularly their fiscal conservative views to the perot movement. and this argument...
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that is what drives us. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers on the c-class. >>> christine o'donnell thinks calling somebody a czar is unconstitutional because the constitutional forbids the awarding of titles of nobility. seriously. first the sanity break in the tweet of the day. and it's from oh, sarah palin usa. that's to differentiate her from the woman on twitter called sarah palin north korea. with all the talk from the left, who funds tea party americans. one might point out the lefts, tea party is a.c.o.r.n., funded by fed gov. a is madam, you do know a.c.o.r.n. after being repeatedly slandered by the right and fox disbanded on april 1st, right? man with message in cleft stick does reach ice fortress of solitude, no? and b, are you saying tea party americans are the equivalent of evil, evil, evil a.c.o.r.n.? don't look back, miss palin. witchy woman might be gaining on you. let's play "oddball." >>> it's me again. we begin with a little self-promotion. as many of you and al
that is what drives us. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers on the c-class. >>> christine o'donnell thinks calling somebody a czar is unconstitutional because the constitutional forbids the awarding of titles of nobility. seriously. first the sanity break in the tweet of the day. and it's from oh, sarah palin usa. that's to differentiate her from the woman on twitter called sarah palin north korea. with all the talk from the left, who funds tea party...
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pete williams joins us now from washington. pete, if this problem exists and it's harder to find, why? what's going on here? why is it more difficult to find these people? >> that was the interesting thing about the hearing today, tamarin. what they say is that the terror groups are moving away from the big complex, long-term planning operations that resulted in 9/11 with a lot of people. they're moving to quicker operations that are less complicated, fewer people involved, a shorter planning period. and, therefore, there's a smaller window during which the u.s. has the ability to detect and disrupt them. here's the way secretary napolitano described the issue. >> homeland security, in fact, begins with home town security. so we're working with a variety of recommendations made by a working group of our homeland security advisory council to aid local law enforcement in this effort. >> and director muller, bob muller, the director of the fbi, said there is a bright spot here, that more islamic organizations in the u.s. are willi
pete williams joins us now from washington. pete, if this problem exists and it's harder to find, why? what's going on here? why is it more difficult to find these people? >> that was the interesting thing about the hearing today, tamarin. what they say is that the terror groups are moving away from the big complex, long-term planning operations that resulted in 9/11 with a lot of people. they're moving to quicker operations that are less complicated, fewer people involved, a shorter...
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what's wrong with us. what's happened to us as a country? >> yeah. yeah. joe, it sounds like a president, i just talked to bill clinton. is right on this. he say they ought to think of alternatives and what they're voting for and against rather than pounding their fists. i know the mood. i appreciate what you're reporting here. and certainly i haven't seen anything like this guy, karl paladino. i hope i don't see too many like him in politics. anyway, maybe i'm wrong. thanks for joining us. joe klein. earl lewis. errol lewis -- well, there's quite a managery out there. thank you, joe klein. who's been out there checking out the cages. we'll be back with bob woodward, the best journalist in the country i think, with no offense to these guys the best investigative reporter in the country. his big book, an insight into this war in afghanistan. "obama's war" is the name of the book. we'll be right back. words alone aren't enough. my job is to listen to the needs and frustrations of the shrimpers and fishermen, hotel or restaurant workers who lost their jobs to
what's wrong with us. what's happened to us as a country? >> yeah. yeah. joe, it sounds like a president, i just talked to bill clinton. is right on this. he say they ought to think of alternatives and what they're voting for and against rather than pounding their fists. i know the mood. i appreciate what you're reporting here. and certainly i haven't seen anything like this guy, karl paladino. i hope i don't see too many like him in politics. anyway, maybe i'm wrong. thanks for joining...
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that is what drives us. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers on the c-class. >>> as health care reform begins to take effect, three insurers have found a loophole, just not offering insurance for your kid. that's next. but first, get out your "pitchforks and torches." i thought we were going to play the tape again. defending what they call an e-fit of a man suspected of breaking into a home and stealing 60 pounds. that's british money, in case you didn't know. we would call it a computer rendering, obviously. the police have issued this picture of a man they wish to interview. the constable admitted, quote we are currently experiencing technical problems with the quality of the hair and are waiting for an upgrade from the system of the company that provides us with the software. this is important to point out that the suspect in this case is described as having blond-gray hair. while the hair on this image may not be of the best quality, it takes nothing from the overall clarity of
that is what drives us. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers on the c-class. >>> as health care reform begins to take effect, three insurers have found a loophole, just not offering insurance for your kid. that's next. but first, get out your "pitchforks and torches." i thought we were going to play the tape again. defending what they call an e-fit of a man suspected of breaking into a home and stealing 60 pounds. that's british money, in case you...
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thanks for being with us. "countdown with keith olbermann" starts right now. >>> which of these stories will you be talking about tomorrow? how snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. the republicans again hint at filibustering tax cuts for the middle class. >> we think most americans think it's a bad idea to be raising taxes on anybody in the middle of' recession. even the rich? you might be wrong about that. the house democratic caucus meets to decide whether to force the republicans to reveal their toad diing to the rich by forcing republicans to vote against the middle class tax cuts. our special guests caucus chairman chris van holland and the pollster who addressed the caucus stan greenberg. republican racism mae culpa. last year jim greer led the charge, calling the president's speech to school kids, quote, indoctrination. now an extraordinary admission. i found that many within the gop have racist views, and i apologize to the president for my opposition to his speech last year and my efforts to play
thanks for being with us. "countdown with keith olbermann" starts right now. >>> which of these stories will you be talking about tomorrow? how snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. the republicans again hint at filibustering tax cuts for the middle class. >> we think most americans think it's a bad idea to be raising taxes on anybody in the middle of' recession. even the rich? you might be wrong about that. the house democratic caucus meets to decide whether to...
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call us at... or visit your local liberty mutual office, where an agent can help you find the policy that's right for you. liberty mutual auto insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? >>> following a developing story now. live shots of pope benedict. he has just met and greeted former prime minister tony blair. we saw gordon blair there as well and now speaking with margaret thatcher. so, again, this is the pope's big visit to great britain on day when several men were arrested for an alleged plot against the pontiff. however, nothing -- the pontiff, we're told, was never in any danger. >>> a big test for afghanistan tomorrow. it will try to hold a legitimate election in the wake of last year's disastrous president's vote. one major issue, security. police set up extra checkpoints aimed at prevent be suicide bombers from disrupting the election. a taliban threatened to carry out threats against the voters in elections across the country. we go to john yang in kabul. john? >> reporter: good ev
call us at... or visit your local liberty mutual office, where an agent can help you find the policy that's right for you. liberty mutual auto insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? >>> following a developing story now. live shots of pope benedict. he has just met and greeted former prime minister tony blair. we saw gordon blair there as well and now speaking with margaret thatcher. so, again, this is the pope's big visit to great britain on day when several men were arrested...
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they used to have a phrase called ndc. it meant new democratic coalition but it also meant november doesn't count. are republicans voting like democrats used to vote, november doesn't count? >> in your heart you know she's right? >> exactly. you're seeing some of that because your conservatives in a place like delaware, or nationally, they want somebody who's going to toe the party line. purity trumps all. keep in mind here, chuck, delaware is a very unique place. castle is a solid brand there. >> if he is so solid, why is he going dirt ball? >> here he is with a robocall using her former campaign manager. right. >> in a primary. a closed primary. >> this isn't exactly establishment behavior, it is like crocker jarmon in the movie going negative. here he is showing an ad from the voice of christine o'donnell's former campaign manager. it's running on the radio. actually, to on the television today. >> hi, this is kristen murray. in 2008, i was the campaign manager for senate candidate christine o'donnell. i got into politi
they used to have a phrase called ndc. it meant new democratic coalition but it also meant november doesn't count. are republicans voting like democrats used to vote, november doesn't count? >> in your heart you know she's right? >> exactly. you're seeing some of that because your conservatives in a place like delaware, or nationally, they want somebody who's going to toe the party line. purity trumps all. keep in mind here, chuck, delaware is a very unique place. castle is a solid...
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use the medicine doctors use for themselves. one more reason to make advil your #1 choice. [ dog barking ] [ sniffing ] [ male announcer ] missing something? like 2 pairs of glasses for $99.99 at sears optical, with bifocal lenses for just $25 more per pair. hurry in to sears optical today and don't miss a thing. >>> let me finish tonight with president obama's live interview today on cnbc. this is barack obama at his best. answering questions before a live audience. it's a fabulous way to catch him thinking out loud. also listening in realtime to people's questions. we need to get a lot of both, because what a leader is thinking, how he or she is getting to his or her policies can be as important as the policies themselves. economics can be obscure. a leader's motives and reasoning are far easier to fathom. i want to know why he wants to end the tax cuts for those making high incomes. is it to punish them because they make more than the national average? or is it because the country needs that money, going to pay for valuable,
use the medicine doctors use for themselves. one more reason to make advil your #1 choice. [ dog barking ] [ sniffing ] [ male announcer ] missing something? like 2 pairs of glasses for $99.99 at sears optical, with bifocal lenses for just $25 more per pair. hurry in to sears optical today and don't miss a thing. >>> let me finish tonight with president obama's live interview today on cnbc. this is barack obama at his best. answering questions before a live audience. it's a fabulous...
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so help us god. [applause] [cheers] thank you and god bless you. ♪ ♪ >> thank you so much to mike pence. that was amazing. ladies and gentleman, widely respected for his leadership and accomplishments as a public servant and our final speaker this morning currently serves as honorary chairman of the free and strong america. in 2008 he was a leading candidate for the republican presidential nomination. during that time he was an important voice in favor of strengthening our economy, our military, and our families. elected governor of massachusetts in 2002, he presided over a dramatic reversal of state fortune at a time of sustained economic expansion. without raising taxes or increasing the debt, he balanced the budget every year of his administration, closing a $3 billion budget gap inherited when he took office and i might add without spending every other day blaming the previous administration. [applause] he and his wife have been married over 40 years and have five sons and 15 grandchildren. l
so help us god. [applause] [cheers] thank you and god bless you. ♪ ♪ >> thank you so much to mike pence. that was amazing. ladies and gentleman, widely respected for his leadership and accomplishments as a public servant and our final speaker this morning currently serves as honorary chairman of the free and strong america. in 2008 he was a leading candidate for the republican presidential nomination. during that time he was an important voice in favor of strengthening our economy,...
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he used the votes after his opponent used video circa 1992. yesterday clinton responded. >> from the '92 -- >> meg whitman made me a household face again. this meg whitman ad really got under his skin, but i understand why. it was a devastatingly good ad, if it had been accurate, you know -- and so -- but it wasn't. so i decided that i should put out a statement. then i heard about this press conference he had, and i've noun him for 34 years, and i knew exactly what happened. i'm not young and he's a couple years older than i am and he was tired and frustrated and he said something he regretted and the next day he went out and apologized for it. >> clinton hits the trail for jerry brown and his running mate who clinton originally endorsed when he was still in the governor's race, san francisco's mayor, gavin newsom. and savannah, if it's tuesday, somebody's voting somewhere, and that somewhere, gearheart, oregon, they're voting on whether to raise taxes to build their own water facility. so we'll find out. >> interesting. always watch those ta
he used the votes after his opponent used video circa 1992. yesterday clinton responded. >> from the '92 -- >> meg whitman made me a household face again. this meg whitman ad really got under his skin, but i understand why. it was a devastatingly good ad, if it had been accurate, you know -- and so -- but it wasn't. so i decided that i should put out a statement. then i heard about this press conference he had, and i've noun him for 34 years, and i knew exactly what happened. i'm...
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thanks for being with us. right notice time for "the ed show" with ed schultz. >>> good evening, americans and welcome to "the ed show." tonight, live from minneapolis, these stories on the table and hit my hot buttons at this hour. how about this, glenn beck's got a crush on republican governor chris christie, when christie's not bullying teachers he's trying to bully voters. i'll talk to a voter who sparred with christie in just a moment. >>> and speaking of beck, he's the one saying, violence is going to be coming from the left? well, a male sharron angle supporter tea partier reportedly punched a female harry reid supporter during a candidate forum last night. oh, yeah! radio talk show host heidi harris was there, and we'll get that story and get some rapid fire response. >>> and tea partier christine o'donnell, ben quail and demon sheep have one thing in common. details coming up in "the playbook" tonight and the congress's just done something really big in dealing with manipulation occurrencewe china. we
thanks for being with us. right notice time for "the ed show" with ed schultz. >>> good evening, americans and welcome to "the ed show." tonight, live from minneapolis, these stories on the table and hit my hot buttons at this hour. how about this, glenn beck's got a crush on republican governor chris christie, when christie's not bullying teachers he's trying to bully voters. i'll talk to a voter who sparred with christie in just a moment. >>> and speaking...
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the small elite don't get us. they call us wacky. they call us wing nuts. we call us, we the people. >> well, you know, i mean, jonathan, i have to tell you, i'm not unimpressed. your thoughts. >> no. yeah, look she's got a natural stage presence. she obviously makes a very good sell. and she's got sort of a palinesque feel for how really drive in that sort of class wedge and try to sort of frame this election as us versus them. you know, those people. so she's definitely got some talent. >> who's the bad guy? who's the bad guy when she's talking? who's the implicit devil out there thaez that she's got? because palin, you know who it is. >> sure. >> but who's the bad guy when she's talking, same person. >> sure, liberal elites. the ivy-league types, the media, et cetera. >> you got. >> the challenge, chris, though, she's not running in alaska. she's running in a state that -- except for the southern tier is mostly a northeastern style, suburban/urban place where a lot of voters are center or center left. and it's going to be tough for her to win in that sta
the small elite don't get us. they call us wacky. they call us wing nuts. we call us, we the people. >> well, you know, i mean, jonathan, i have to tell you, i'm not unimpressed. your thoughts. >> no. yeah, look she's got a natural stage presence. she obviously makes a very good sell. and she's got sort of a palinesque feel for how really drive in that sort of class wedge and try to sort of frame this election as us versus them. you know, those people. so she's definitely got some...
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joins us. chancellor rhee, michelle, what about that? nationally people are looking at the outcome of this mayoral primary saying this is a set back for national education reform. do you agree? >> i don't think it has to be at all. i think reformers across the country knew when the mayor and i took the aggressive reforms on it was going to be a tremendous amount of opposition to the very difficult decisions we were making and so i think if anything people should see this and understand how hard the work is and that we have to fight all the harder to make sure that we're doing right by our kids. >> i know how strongly you feel about that, that's why you're willing to tackle what are some of the really hard issues that exist out there. will you say? >> well, i think obviously yesterday was a -- it was a significant change in direction. and it's going to require me sitting down with mayor fenty, with the chairman and lots of other people the sort of determine what we think is right for the school district and best for our kids. >> do you ex
joins us. chancellor rhee, michelle, what about that? nationally people are looking at the outcome of this mayoral primary saying this is a set back for national education reform. do you agree? >> i don't think it has to be at all. i think reformers across the country knew when the mayor and i took the aggressive reforms on it was going to be a tremendous amount of opposition to the very difficult decisions we were making and so i think if anything people should see this and understand...
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tom costello joins us. tom, obviously everybody is worried now that we're getting more and more studies of the brain and figuring out this stuff, whether it's not just pee wee football but now soccer, lacrosse, lots of dangers out there. >> yeah. baseball, basketball, soccer, and here's another statistic that i think a lot of people are surprised at. on the soccer field, boys and girls are evenly split on concussions. and then once women actually play soccer in college, they have a higher rate of concussions. here are the statistics from the centers for disease control. they point out each year emergency rooms tweet 135,000 sports and recreation con suggestions in kids 18 and under. the unreported number is much higher indeed. here's the problem. a hard hit can cause significant damage to the brain, they think. in fact, what they think is that it can actually rupture. the fibers of the brain can rupture against the inside of the skull. it can be very serious. and doctors believe that can lead to headaches,
tom costello joins us. tom, obviously everybody is worried now that we're getting more and more studies of the brain and figuring out this stuff, whether it's not just pee wee football but now soccer, lacrosse, lots of dangers out there. >> yeah. baseball, basketball, soccer, and here's another statistic that i think a lot of people are surprised at. on the soccer field, boys and girls are evenly split on concussions. and then once women actually play soccer in college, they have a higher...
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they felt pushed by us in the media, as some would say. as the 1994 contract with america, is fact there were so many comparisons to that time period and they thought, well, gees, if newt gingrich can do this, and then certainly i, john boehner, and the house republican leadership can do this. but i guess the big difference is, and richard, you pointed this out, but i wanted this question to both of you, and perry, the organizing force in 1994 was newt gingrich. the organizing force in 2010 for the republicans, if they take over, is the grassroots. and i think that's the complaint here. is that's not reflected in this pledge. richard? >> yeah, and it's not reflected because which part of the grass roots are they channelling here? it -- clearly people want to talk about the economy and is it the deficit side, is it the tax cut you canf side? is it health care? the one new piece of this is actually the obama piece of this. it's repealing health care. they're going to run into a chainsaw on the deficit questions because technically, health ca
they felt pushed by us in the media, as some would say. as the 1994 contract with america, is fact there were so many comparisons to that time period and they thought, well, gees, if newt gingrich can do this, and then certainly i, john boehner, and the house republican leadership can do this. but i guess the big difference is, and richard, you pointed this out, but i wanted this question to both of you, and perry, the organizing force in 1994 was newt gingrich. the organizing force in 2010 for...
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what can you tell us, stephanie, about these arrests? >> it's fair to say that security is of the utmost concern right now and they're working with an abundance of caution when it comes to the pope. this is a plot that surfaced late last night and they didn't waste any time. upon hearing the information, britain's counterterrorism command went in early this morning in westminster, which is a neighborhood in london, central london where the pope is going to be giving a speech later on today. they arrested five men at a shop there and brought them to a police station where they are currently questioning them. so far they have not been charged with anything. but, you know, this is, this is all part of the security operation surrounding the pope. he's been, everywhere he has been there have been streets blocked off. this morning we had difficulty getting to the university where he was speaking to, we showed up a bit too late. once he was on the grounds, they stopped all foot traffic and no one was allowed in or out. they're not taking any ri
what can you tell us, stephanie, about these arrests? >> it's fair to say that security is of the utmost concern right now and they're working with an abundance of caution when it comes to the pope. this is a plot that surfaced late last night and they didn't waste any time. upon hearing the information, britain's counterterrorism command went in early this morning in westminster, which is a neighborhood in london, central london where the pope is going to be giving a speech later on...
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this is not new to us. but, what we said in geneva, we said the same thing in vienna, and we had -- emphasized our position in tehran declaration. we have a stable position. we have announced that within in the framework, within a clear framework and context we are ready for the fuel swap. if the other side wants to have the same agreement, within the same framework, we are ready to do it. our position in geneva is -- and in tehran is the same. so we didn't change our approach. we did not change our decision. those supposed to have the fuel want to meet concern conditions and those conditions were not acceptable to us. that is a deal. that is a business. that can be a cooperation for the greater cooperation, but on the pretext of a fuel swap they cannot violate our rights. >> of course, among the issues that he has not been able to explain, if iran is being treated so unfairly by the u.n. watchdog agency, why have so many of iran's longtime allies like russia and china, now joined in the sanctions against i
this is not new to us. but, what we said in geneva, we said the same thing in vienna, and we had -- emphasized our position in tehran declaration. we have a stable position. we have announced that within in the framework, within a clear framework and context we are ready for the fuel swap. if the other side wants to have the same agreement, within the same framework, we are ready to do it. our position in geneva is -- and in tehran is the same. so we didn't change our approach. we did not...
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it may take some renegades going rogue to get us there. it may take folks shaking us up, shaking it up to get there. >> so will the emerging split help democrats this fall? we'll bring in christina belatony. good morning to you, christina. >> good morning, alex. >> what do you make of all that? the republicans are facing a real challenge from the conservative base? >> sure, that has definitely happened. you have seen that play out all summer long. of course, democrats like any split. democrats have plenty of their own splits, but sarah palin is a unique figure in this because she's endorsed very mainstream candidates from senator john mccain against a tea party favorite conservative candidate in j.d. hayworth. then kelly who won in new hampshire. she was the preferred choice there, but the going rogue candidate christina o'donnell has rosen onto the national stage, she's very conservative and democrats think they have a real chance to keep this seat in delaware now because she's far more conservative than the establishment moderate candida
it may take some renegades going rogue to get us there. it may take folks shaking us up, shaking it up to get there. >> so will the emerging split help democrats this fall? we'll bring in christina belatony. good morning to you, christina. >> good morning, alex. >> what do you make of all that? the republicans are facing a real challenge from the conservative base? >> sure, that has definitely happened. you have seen that play out all summer long. of course, democrats...
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. >> thanks for being with us. if you are in delaware, vote carefully. >> it's "morning joe" right now it's the "daily rundown." >> it this morning as delaware goes so goes republican hopes for taking the senate. we're live on the ground in the most watched race of the day. plus, just what is it the republican position on tax cuts? the "daily rundown" interview with mitch mcconnell. we'll ask him about his dispute with john boehner and after a year in an iranian prison, sharh shourd is released. good morning. it's tuesday, september 14th, 2010. 49 days until the midterm elections. i'm savannah guthrie. >> i'm chuck todd. we'll start in tehran with the developing story. sarah shourd was released from iranian custody. not quite free filling out paperwork. andrea mitchell broke the story and she has the latest on the ground in tehran. andrea, take it away. >> reporter: well, chuck and savannah, this is obviously emotional. it's an up and down crazy kind of story. sarah shourd has been released. the iranian government
. >> thanks for being with us. if you are in delaware, vote carefully. >> it's "morning joe" right now it's the "daily rundown." >> it this morning as delaware goes so goes republican hopes for taking the senate. we're live on the ground in the most watched race of the day. plus, just what is it the republican position on tax cuts? the "daily rundown" interview with mitch mcconnell. we'll ask him about his dispute with john boehner and after a...
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call us at... or visit your local liberty mutual office, where an agent can help you find the policy that's right for you. liberty mutual auto insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? >>> i'm tamron hall. right now on msnbc, the party of champions. tea party candidates shake up establishment republicans and primaries across the country and add a new dimension to the november election. what does it mean for the gop, democrats and for our country? >>> and a dream act. could senator harry reid's push for an immigration proposal and repeal of don't ask, don't tell mean the end of an arm's bill. >>> what does lady gaga have to do with all of this? >>> drinking and flying, a pi t pilot, listen to this, suspended for having a cocktail before going into the cockpit. were the results would have been different if he was flying from the united states. >>> plus, this -- why this camel is so unhappy. poor guy had to be rescued after a pretty sticky situation. we'll have the details. >>> we begin with the
call us at... or visit your local liberty mutual office, where an agent can help you find the policy that's right for you. liberty mutual auto insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? >>> i'm tamron hall. right now on msnbc, the party of champions. tea party candidates shake up establishment republicans and primaries across the country and add a new dimension to the november election. what does it mean for the gop, democrats and for our country? >>> and a dream act....
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bill karins joins us. you have your work cut out for you. >> this is reminiscesent of when we went back to 2005. we went through the alphabet and had to go to the greek alphabet. all the storms have not been near us. 2005 we had the katrinas and this year everything away from us. mexico had to deal with the tropical storm that happened about an hour ago. tropical storm karl made landfall north of belize and probably doing minor damage. more warm water should restrengthen. here's the forecast from the hurricane center and take it back out into the gulf thursday night into friday morning and bring it up to a category 1 hurricane and then makes landfall for a second time in mexico. texas, you look safe from this storm. here's our computer models and all stay well to the south through the southern mexico. from texas to florida up the east coast, we're okay. the two big storms, this is just a rare event and kind of a treat to watch it from afar. you don't get two category 4 hurricanes usually this close to each
bill karins joins us. you have your work cut out for you. >> this is reminiscesent of when we went back to 2005. we went through the alphabet and had to go to the greek alphabet. all the storms have not been near us. 2005 we had the katrinas and this year everything away from us. mexico had to deal with the tropical storm that happened about an hour ago. tropical storm karl made landfall north of belize and probably doing minor damage. more warm water should restrengthen. here's the...
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john harwood joins us now. we have reported this is something in the works for months, so not a surprise inside the west wing but perhaps the timing of the announcement. who might the president pick to replace larry summers? >> boy, that's a mystery, savannah. they have thought about this for some time. when i've run various names in the rumor mill by senior white house officials like mulkey, the former ser ox executive, we'll see what happens there. this is the timing of which was influenced by the president's remarks at the town hall the other day when i asked about whether geithner would be staying. i'm told that summers didn't want the speculation to stay in there. he had planned to do this for some time. i don't think it represents a change in policy. i think the administration remains comfortable with the track we're on and larry summers remains in tune with president obama, but it does give them a chance to refresh, bring in new blood and address the criticism they've faced about not having practical bus
john harwood joins us now. we have reported this is something in the works for months, so not a surprise inside the west wing but perhaps the timing of the announcement. who might the president pick to replace larry summers? >> boy, that's a mystery, savannah. they have thought about this for some time. when i've run various names in the rumor mill by senior white house officials like mulkey, the former ser ox executive, we'll see what happens there. this is the timing of which was...
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time to face the pollen that used to make me sneeze... my eyes water. but now zyrtec®, the fastest 24-hour allergy relief, comes in a liquid gel. zyrtec® liquid gels work fast, so i can love the air®. but the financial landscape is still full of uncertainty. in times like these, you need an experienced partner to look out for you. heads up! and after 300 years we have gotten pretty good at that. tomorrow, we would have a good day. we're optimistic we will increase our numbers and i'll be the leader of more than 41 in the next congress. >> translation, that's the republican leader mitch mcconnell brushing off concerns that more republican establishment candidates could be defeated by tea party favorites. seven republicans have lost in such primaries what does this all mean? does this hurt the republicans chances for taking control from the democrats this november? we are joined by chris van hollen of maryland. congressman congressman, good to see you. >> good to be with you. >> it's the last voting day, then seven weeks before election day. what do yo
time to face the pollen that used to make me sneeze... my eyes water. but now zyrtec®, the fastest 24-hour allergy relief, comes in a liquid gel. zyrtec® liquid gels work fast, so i can love the air®. but the financial landscape is still full of uncertainty. in times like these, you need an experienced partner to look out for you. heads up! and after 300 years we have gotten pretty good at that. tomorrow, we would have a good day. we're optimistic we will increase our numbers and i'll be the...